Table-talk

1960 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P.C. Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Table Talk

Warren Lewis, Mrs Janie King Moore, and The Kilns

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Don King
Keyword(s):  
Table Talk

Warren Lewis’s antipathy for Mrs. Janie King Moore (1872-1951), his brother’s longtime companion and adopted “mother” is well-documented. Accordingly, it is not entirely surprising that as the years passed, Warren kept a record of Moore’s dogmatic, selfish, and condescending statements and dialogues. To these he added other examples of ‘wheezes’ that he overheard while living in The Kilns, eventually compiling what he called Mens Humana, or Kilns Table Talk. In what follows I mine Warren’s Mens Humana, offer explanatory comments, and focus in particular upon his comments regarding Moore, her daughter, Maureen, and Vera Henry, Moore’s goddaughter and occasional Kilns housekeeper. I conclude with several observations about Warren as a member of The Kilns household and as a writer.

Beyond Table Talk

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. iii-iv
Author(s):  
Darra Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Table Talk

scholarly journals Table Talk: development of an observational tool to assess verbal feeding communications in early care and education settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 2869-2877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taren Swindle ◽  
Julie M Rutledge ◽  
Belynda Dix ◽  
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Observational Tool ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Table Talk ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Trained Observers

AbstractObjectiveChildren’s dietary intake impacts weight status and a range of short- and long-term health outcomes. Accurate measurement of factors that influence children’s diet is critical to the development and evaluation of interventions designed to improve children’s diets. The purpose of the current paper is to present the development of the Table Talk observational tool to measure early care and education teachers’ (ECET) verbal feeding communications.DesignAn observational tool to assess ECET verbal communication at mealtimes was deigned based on the extant literature. Trained observers conducted observations using the tool during lunch for both lead and assistant ECET. Descriptive statistics, test–retest for a subgroup, interclass correlations for each item, and comparisons between leads and assistants were conducted.SettingHead Start centres, Southern USA.SubjectsSeventy-five Head Start educators.ResultsOn average, 17·2 total verbal feeding communications (sd8·9) were observed per ECET. For lead ECET, the most prevalent Supportive Comment was Exploring Foods whereas for assistants Making Positive Comments was the most prevalent. Overall, lead ECET enacted more Supportive Comments than assistant ECET (F(2,72)=4·8,P=0·03). The most common Unsupportive Comment was Pressuring to Eat, with a mean of 3·8 (sd4·3) and a maximum of 25. There was no difference in Unsupportive Comments between lead and assistant ECET.ConclusionsTable Talk may be a useful tool to assess verbal feeding communications of ECET, with potential applications such as informing ECET training and assessing intervention efforts.

Theological Table-Talk

1957 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-408
Author(s):  
Hugh T. Kerr
Keyword(s):  
Table Talk

Plutarchus’ borrelpraat?

Lampas ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-163
Author(s):  
Stephan Mols ◽  
Floris Overduin
Keyword(s):  
Treasure Trove ◽  
Table Talk

Summary This article aims to assess the humoristic qualities of Plutarch’s Quaestiones Convivales. Although ostensibly a serious piece, the Table Talk, an extensive prose work which treats dozens of subjects suitable for a traditional symposium in the shape of elaborated Q&A, often suggests that its serious nature is not always to be taken at face value. Quite a number of subjects appear to be only mock serious, which yields a colourful sympotic staging where the participants join this game of tongue-in-cheek seriousness, as depicted by Plutarch, based on his own experiences. Overall, serious subjects are treated lightly, whereas ludicrous subjects are given scholarly – often fussy – treatment, with both approaches equally contributing to an air of funny playfulness. Rather than considering the Quaestiones Convivales a mere treasure trove for historic or cultural realia, or as a work primarily reflecting pedagogical or philosophical ideas, it is worthwhile to read the Table Talk for what it also is: a reflection of humor within its own context.

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